static int nvm_remove_tgt(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_ioctl_remove *remove)
 {
        struct nvm_target *t;
-       struct block_device *bdev;
 
        mutex_lock(&dev->mlock);
        t = nvm_find_target(dev, remove->tgtname);
                mutex_unlock(&dev->mlock);
                return 1;
        }
-       bdev = bdget_disk(t->disk, 0);
-       if (!bdev) {
-               pr_err("nvm: removal failed, allocating bd failed\n");
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->mlock);
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
-       if (bdev->bd_super || bdev->bd_part_count) {
-               pr_err("nvm: removal failed, block device busy\n");
-               bdput(bdev);
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->mlock);
-               return -EBUSY;
-       }
-       bdput(bdev);
        __nvm_remove_target(t);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->mlock);